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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Boston College and North Carolina make their returns to NCAA Championship Weekend on Friday, May 23, as they play in the semifinals of the 2025 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

The top-seeded Tar Heels face No. 4 seed Florida at 3 p.m. ET, and No. 2 seed Boston College matches up with No. 3 seed Northwestern at 5:30 p.m. ET, with ESPNU having the broadcast of both games. The semifinal winners play for the national championship on Sunday, May 25, at noon ET on ESPN.

With Boston College and North Carolina, the ACC has at least two teams competing in the NCAA's Championship Weekend for the 20th time in league history, including the seventh straight.

Since the league began sponsoring women's lacrosse in 1997, ACC teams have won 13 national titles. At least one ACC team has played in the national title game in 14 of the last 15 seasons. ACC teams have made 28 championship game appearances and 51 national semifinal appearances.

Boston College is aiming for its third national championship in program history and its second straight (2022, 2024). North Carolina is vying for its fourth national title (2013, 2016, 2021).

2025 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship Schedule
Friday, May 9 - First Round
at No. 5 Virginia 20, LIU 6
Syracuse 15, Brown 9 (in New Haven, Conn.)
Clemson 11, Navy 8 (in Chapel Hill, N.C.)
Duke 17, James Madison 10 (in Charlottesville, Va.)
Stanford 10, Denver 4 (in Gainesville, Fla.)
 
Sunday, May 11 - Second Round
at No. 1 North Carolina 18, Clemson 9
at No. 2 Boston College 10, Stony Brook 7
Duke 17, at No. 5 Virginia 9
at No. 7 Yale 9, Syracuse 8
at No. 5 Florida 13, Stanford 12 (2OT)

Thursday, May 15 - Quarterfinals
at No. 2 Boston College 18, No. 7 Yale 11
at No. 1 North Carolina 19, Princeton 10
at No. 5 Florida 11, Duke 9

Friday, May 23 - Semifinals
No. 4 Florida vs. No. 1 North Carolina | 3 p.m. | ESPNU
No. 3 Northwestern vs. No. 2 Boston College | 5:30 p.m. | ESPNU
  Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass.

Sunday, May 25 - Championship Game
Sunday Winners | Noon | ESPN
  Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass.

All times Eastern

Noting ACC Women's Lacrosse
• The ACC has had at least one school in the national semifinals in 35 straight tournaments and in 39 of the 41 NCAA Tournaments all-time (dating to 1983), totaling 18 national championships.
• An ACC team has played in the national championship game in 14 of the last 15 tournaments.
• Since the ACC began sponsoring women's lacrosse in 1997, ACC teams have won 13 national titles.
• Since 1997 and including the games this weekend, ACC teams have made 53 national semifinal appear- ances and 28 championship game appearances.
• Boston College, Clemson, Duke, North Carolina, Stanford, Syracuse and Virginia earned NCAA Tournament bids. With seven tournament participants, the ACC had the most teams in the 29-team field of any conference.
• The ACC's total of seven NCAA bids matches a conference record, set in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
• North Carolina (1), Boston College (2) and Virginia (5) earned three of the eight NCAA seeds. 
• The ACC has placed at least four teams in the NCAA Tournament in 20 consecutive seasons and 25 of the 28 years that the league has sponsored the sport. 
• In just its third season as a program, Clemson earned its first NCAA Tournament bid.
• Boston College won its second national championship in program history in 2024. The Eagles rallied from a 6-0 deficit to top reigning champ Northwestern in the title game, 14-13. 
• North Carolina won the 2025 ACC Women's Lacrosse Championship on April 27 in Charlotte, N.C., topping Boston College in the final, 14-12, and earning the ACC's NCAA auto bid. It was UNC's eighth ACC title. 
• Redshirt freshman attack Chloe Humphrey was named the championship's MVP.
• UNC (2016-19, 21-22, 25) and BC (2023-24) and have combined to win the last nine ACC titles.
• ACC players comprised four of the five finalists for the 2025 Tewaaraton Award: BC's Rachel Clark and Shea Dolce and UNC's Ashley Humphrey and Chloe Humphrey.
• BC won three of the ACC's six season awards, including Rachel Clark, who nabbed Attacker of the Year.
• The 2025 All-ACC Team was announced April 22. BC and UNC led all schools with eight selections each. The Eagles had seven first-team honorees.
• North Carolina owns the nation's longest active win streak at 20. UNC is the only remaining undefeated team nationally this season. 
• ACC teams finished 70-16 (81.4%) in non-conference play in the regular season, including 16 wins over ranked foes. That is the most wins and best win percentage of any league.
• In the final NCAA RPI, ACC teams held seven of the top 20 spots, with Boston College (1), North Carolina (2), Virginia (7), Stanford (11), Syracuse (13), Clemson (17) and Duke (20).
• Ten ACC teams finished among the top 30 nationally in Strength of Schedule (by opponent win pct.), including six in the top 15: BC (1), Syracuse (2), Virginia (3), UNC (4), Virginia Tech (7) and Stanford (13).
• Seven ACC teams are ranked in the final IWLCA poll of the regular season, including four in the top 10, led by North Carolina and Boston College at No. 1 and 3, respectively. They are followed by Virginia (7), Stanford (10), Clemson (14), Duke (15) and Syracuse (18). The ACC has the most teams in the poll among all leagues.
• UNC head coach Jenny Levy was named to the 2025 IWLCA Hall of Fame Class on Feb. 13. Now in her 30th season, she owns a 441-130 record and three national championships during her career at UNC.
• Three ACC teams rank among the top 25 nationally in scoring: UNC (1st, 17.6/game), BC (2nd, 17.3/game) and Clemson (25th, 14.0).
• Five ACC squads are among the top 15 in scoring defense: UNC (1st, 7.0), BC (2nd, 7.5), Stanford (9th, 9.2), Clemson (12th, 9.4) and Notre Dame (13th, 9.5).
• UNC's Chloe Humphrey has established an NCAA record for goals by a freshman with 82 (previous: Maryland's Karri Ellen Johnson, 74).
• BC's Rachel Clark ranks No. 2 nationally in goals (103) and No. 3 in points (125). UNC's Chloe Humphrey is fourth in goals (79) and BC's Emma LoPinto is eighth (76).
• UNC's Ashley Humphrey leads the nation in assists (82) and assists per game (4.1). BC's Mckenna Davis is third in both categories (75, 3.6).